Wonderseeker
@wonder-seeker.bsky.social
She/they. #audhd
Social-working it. Gardening, reading, and art-making the rest of the time.
Current special interests: #neurodivergence, #labormovement, #solarpunk stories, #watercolor techniques, and #decolonizing my own mind. 🍉🍉🍉
Social-working it. Gardening, reading, and art-making the rest of the time.
Current special interests: #neurodivergence, #labormovement, #solarpunk stories, #watercolor techniques, and #decolonizing my own mind. 🍉🍉🍉
It is truly and deeply exhausting to be a direct communicator with people who take directness as an attack.
Y'all, I am just saying true shit and I even try to be polite. Gather thine coping skills.
#doublempathyproblem
Y'all, I am just saying true shit and I even try to be polite. Gather thine coping skills.
#doublempathyproblem
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It is truly and deeply exhausting to be a direct communicator with people who take directness as an attack.
Y'all, I am just saying true shit and I even try to be polite. Gather thine coping skills.
#doublempathyproblem
Y'all, I am just saying true shit and I even try to be polite. Gather thine coping skills.
#doublempathyproblem
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Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Trump's out here using the r-slur against Walz--not surprising because he is a shitty, mean person, to say nothing of intentionally ignorant.
But I've also seen LOTS of "racism is low-IQ behavior" posts lately. Eugenicist logic is on the rise across the aisle.
open.substack.com/pub/wonderse...
But I've also seen LOTS of "racism is low-IQ behavior" posts lately. Eugenicist logic is on the rise across the aisle.
open.substack.com/pub/wonderse...
The Boundaries of Belonging
Notes on eugenics, disabling language, and being in solidarity with folks with low IQs
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Trump's out here using the r-slur against Walz--not surprising because he is a shitty, mean person, to say nothing of intentionally ignorant.
But I've also seen LOTS of "racism is low-IQ behavior" posts lately. Eugenicist logic is on the rise across the aisle.
open.substack.com/pub/wonderse...
But I've also seen LOTS of "racism is low-IQ behavior" posts lately. Eugenicist logic is on the rise across the aisle.
open.substack.com/pub/wonderse...
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"Inclusion must begin where exclusion has been the deepest"
"Designing for the intersections of people and contexts that produce high support needs is not a niche exercise. It improves access for everyone."
Read more from this epic paper!
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
"Designing for the intersections of people and contexts that produce high support needs is not a niche exercise. It improves access for everyone."
Read more from this epic paper!
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Inclusion must begin where exclusion has been the deepest"
"Designing for the intersections of people and contexts that produce high support needs is not a niche exercise. It improves access for everyone."
Read more from this epic paper!
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
"Designing for the intersections of people and contexts that produce high support needs is not a niche exercise. It improves access for everyone."
Read more from this epic paper!
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Disability advocates and their supporters have called on the Massachusetts legislature to pass a bill banning the use of ‘aversive therapy’, as the state’s Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) continues to administer electric shocks to disabled children.
Massachusetts legislators urged to pass bill banning electric shock treatment on disabled children
Disability advocates and their supporters have called on the Massachusetts legislature to pass a bill banning the use of ‘aversive therapy’, as the state’s Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) continues to administer electric shocks to disabled children.
liamodell.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Disability advocates and their supporters have called on the Massachusetts legislature to pass a bill banning the use of ‘aversive therapy’, as the state’s Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) continues to administer electric shocks to disabled children.
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Fifteen years after Andrew Wakefield lost his medical license for his bogus study on autism and vaccines, the ascent of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has given the discredited former doctor a new level of popularity.
www.ms.now/news/the-ret...
www.ms.now/news/the-ret...
The doctor who falsely tied vaccines to autism is enjoying a comeback
Andrew Wakefield, who was once cast out for his retracted study tying autism to the MMR vaccine, is making a comeback in the second term of President Donald Trump as an ally of Health and Human Servic...
www.ms.now
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Fifteen years after Andrew Wakefield lost his medical license for his bogus study on autism and vaccines, the ascent of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has given the discredited former doctor a new level of popularity.
www.ms.now/news/the-ret...
www.ms.now/news/the-ret...
Mkay I will be needing an #OliviaDean & #Hozier collab stat please and thank you
I just feel like we are going through a lot as a species and it might help
I just feel like we are going through a lot as a species and it might help
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Mkay I will be needing an #OliviaDean & #Hozier collab stat please and thank you
I just feel like we are going through a lot as a species and it might help
I just feel like we are going through a lot as a species and it might help
Today my bio nibling (3) met my spiritual nibling (10 mos) and they were obsessed with each other and initiated hugging and so I died of joy and am now posting from beyond the grave
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Today my bio nibling (3) met my spiritual nibling (10 mos) and they were obsessed with each other and initiated hugging and so I died of joy and am now posting from beyond the grave
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I caught Mitch McConnell earlier today and tried to ask him about the CDC promoting the lie that vaccines cause autism.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I caught Mitch McConnell earlier today and tried to ask him about the CDC promoting the lie that vaccines cause autism.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
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WE HAVE ACHIEVED PERMANENT AMBIENT "THESE MOTHERFUCKERS HAVE GOT TO GO." And of course I mean the pedophilic corporate/political elite, but by now it's everything: insurance companies, podcasters, and people who put the toilet paper roll on backward.
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
WE HAVE ACHIEVED PERMANENT AMBIENT "THESE MOTHERFUCKERS HAVE GOT TO GO." And of course I mean the pedophilic corporate/political elite, but by now it's everything: insurance companies, podcasters, and people who put the toilet paper roll on backward.
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New: Trump is now facing the same fate as Joe Biden when it comes to the economy. Despite all his bragging, nobody believe the economy is getting better. Once that happens, a president is typically done.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump now faces the worst possible fate in polling: Becoming Joe Biden
It doesn’t matter how much Trump talks about how costs are going down. Voters are not buying what he is saying, Eric Garcia writes
www.independent.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
New: Trump is now facing the same fate as Joe Biden when it comes to the economy. Despite all his bragging, nobody believe the economy is getting better. Once that happens, a president is typically done.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Big takeaway: we are free when we are in service to each other. Tressie McMillan Cottom is a gem, and I love that she's part of my local community.
Finally Some Wisdom to Move Forward! Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom
pca.st
November 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Big takeaway: we are free when we are in service to each other. Tressie McMillan Cottom is a gem, and I love that she's part of my local community.
I wonder if Megyn Kelly would leave her 14-year old child alone in a room with the president.
"Barely legal." What a gross person.
"Barely legal." What a gross person.
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I wonder if Megyn Kelly would leave her 14-year old child alone in a room with the president.
"Barely legal." What a gross person.
"Barely legal." What a gross person.
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Hey! Here is a really important distinction:
satire
vs.
being shitty, but in a jokey tone
satire
vs.
being shitty, but in a jokey tone
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hey! Here is a really important distinction:
satire
vs.
being shitty, but in a jokey tone
satire
vs.
being shitty, but in a jokey tone
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We’re going to prove that Hitler, who murdered hundreds of thousands of disabled and mentally ill people is evil by using pseudoscience to suggest he was disabled and/or mentally ill
Is so incredibly offensive
Disability does not make you commit mass murder
Being a raging bigot does
Is so incredibly offensive
Disability does not make you commit mass murder
Being a raging bigot does
Exclusive: Adolf Hitler’s DNA has been sequenced by scientists
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
Hitler had hidden genetic sexual disorder, DNA analysis reveals
The Nazi dictator had Kallmann syndrome, which hinders normal puberty and the development of sexual organs, according to groundbreaking research
www.thetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We’re going to prove that Hitler, who murdered hundreds of thousands of disabled and mentally ill people is evil by using pseudoscience to suggest he was disabled and/or mentally ill
Is so incredibly offensive
Disability does not make you commit mass murder
Being a raging bigot does
Is so incredibly offensive
Disability does not make you commit mass murder
Being a raging bigot does
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy is a legitimate masterpiece. Set in a wild & unforgiving but also desperately loving Antarctic island, this story weaves climate grief in with family & personal grief. This is the best book I've read this year. It will be working in me for a long time. #booksky
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy is a legitimate masterpiece. Set in a wild & unforgiving but also desperately loving Antarctic island, this story weaves climate grief in with family & personal grief. This is the best book I've read this year. It will be working in me for a long time. #booksky
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The best take on all of this shutdown came from @shannonrwatts.bsky.social who told me this would only end by Republicans killing the filibuster or Democrats caving. That’s it. But Schumer somehow broadcast that Republicans would cave when they never gave any indication they would.
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The best take on all of this shutdown came from @shannonrwatts.bsky.social who told me this would only end by Republicans killing the filibuster or Democrats caving. That’s it. But Schumer somehow broadcast that Republicans would cave when they never gave any indication they would.
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One way Autistic people can be misunderstood is when we’re trying to be very thoughtful w/ our words under stress
Some of us stumble
Some of us go blank
Some of us have scripts locked & ready to go
we don’t want to be misunderstood
They can misinterpret our thoughtfulness with intent to deceive
Some of us stumble
Some of us go blank
Some of us have scripts locked & ready to go
we don’t want to be misunderstood
They can misinterpret our thoughtfulness with intent to deceive
November 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
One way Autistic people can be misunderstood is when we’re trying to be very thoughtful w/ our words under stress
Some of us stumble
Some of us go blank
Some of us have scripts locked & ready to go
we don’t want to be misunderstood
They can misinterpret our thoughtfulness with intent to deceive
Some of us stumble
Some of us go blank
Some of us have scripts locked & ready to go
we don’t want to be misunderstood
They can misinterpret our thoughtfulness with intent to deceive
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Reporting from @ddayen.bsky.social says Schumer almost orchestrated a team of Democrats to concede to Republicans without any hard commitments. Then his caucus, including some members of a supposed working group, balked.
prospect.org/2025/11/08/w...
prospect.org/2025/11/08/w...
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Reporting from @ddayen.bsky.social says Schumer almost orchestrated a team of Democrats to concede to Republicans without any hard commitments. Then his caucus, including some members of a supposed working group, balked.
prospect.org/2025/11/08/w...
prospect.org/2025/11/08/w...
Tell me without telling me that you have never once in your life gone into a grocery store to purchase your own groceries
Fact check: Trump revives his false claim that Americans have to show ID to buy groceries | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has revived one of the most bizarre false claims from his first presidency and his 2024 campaign: an assertion that Americans are required to show identification to buy grocerie...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Tell me without telling me that you have never once in your life gone into a grocery store to purchase your own groceries
"And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together." -Zohran Mamdani
This is what actual democracy looks like.
This is what actual democracy looks like.
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together." -Zohran Mamdani
This is what actual democracy looks like.
This is what actual democracy looks like.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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As promised, wrote some liner notes for the HopePunk Mixtape. Would love to listen to some other mixtapes on this theme!
#HopePunk #SolarPunk #mixtape
#HopePunk #SolarPunk #mixtape
The HopePunk Mixtape
Liner Notes for Songs About Resilience in Community (and a case for making mixtapes)
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
As promised, wrote some liner notes for the HopePunk Mixtape. Would love to listen to some other mixtapes on this theme!
#HopePunk #SolarPunk #mixtape
#HopePunk #SolarPunk #mixtape
I've been noodling around with this #HopePunk Mixtape for a couple months and think it is ready to share now. No reason but an offering to community in hard times. That first Peter Mulvey track, y'all. #solarpunk #mixtape
tidal.com/playlist/408...
tidal.com/playlist/408...
Hope Punk Mixtape
Playlist - Hope Punk Mixtape - 11 items
tidal.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I've been noodling around with this #HopePunk Mixtape for a couple months and think it is ready to share now. No reason but an offering to community in hard times. That first Peter Mulvey track, y'all. #solarpunk #mixtape
tidal.com/playlist/408...
tidal.com/playlist/408...